Jason Fischer was shocked at what his crew had just caught Fischer, a biologist who works with a Michigan-based Fish and Wildlife Service office, was on the water late last month, putting out setlines with hooks to catch and survey the lake sturgeon population in the Detroit River. It was his first setline survey with this three-person crew, and until then, his research had focused on egg and larval stages we re talking about a fish less than an inch. It was his teammates, fellow biologists Jenny Johnson and Paige Wigren, who took a look at the latest catch and said: Oh man, that s going to be a very big fish.
Huge lake sturgeon believed to be 100 years old caught in Detroit River
Alpena Fish and Wildlife team discovers 6′10″ fish in Detroit River weighing 240 lbs
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A staff member with the Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office lays next to an adult lake sturgeon in the Detroit River on the deck of a boat. Photo courtesy of the Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office s Facebook page. (Jason Fischer / USFWS)
DETROIT – One of the largest lake sturgeons ever recorded in the United States was caught in the Detroit River last week, and it’s believed to be more than 100 years old.
The Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office reported Friday that a native species crew caught a massive lake sturgeon weighing in at 240 pounds and measuring 6 feet and 10 inches long in the Detroit River. Not only is the fish reportedly one of the largest lake sturgeon ever recorded in U.S. history, but officials believe it is more than 100 years old.
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In this 2002 photo, the sun sets over the Mackinac Bridge, which connects the upper and lower peninsulas, at Michigan’s Mackinac Straits. Taste the Local Difference on Monday announced a new partnership with Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State University Extension to help Michiganders find and connect with local fish producers in their regions. (AP photo)
MARQUETTE Many businesses that depend on Great Lakes aquaculture and are struggling to remain viable through the COVID-19 pandemic now have a new avenue for relief.
Taste the Local Difference on Monday announced a new partnership with Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State University Extension to help Michiganders find and connect with local fish producers in their regions.
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